Insurance: If dealer's second card is an Ace, player is given opportunity to make a side bet (take out insurance) that dealer's Hole card is a ten, which would be a Blackjack. In this situation, player would only stand to lose 50% of original bet if insurance is taken.

Pair: Two identical face cards or two identical numerical cards.

Pat Hand: A hand with a total of 17 to 21

Push: A tie between dealer and player.

Red Chip: A $5 chip.

Settlement: Finalising monetary outcome (be it a win, loss or push) of a bet.

Shoe: The shoe shaped device from which dealer draws out cards before dealing them.

Shuffle Up: When dealer prematurely shuffles cards in an effort to reduce player's card counting ability.

Soft Hand: A hand in which Ace card is counted as an eleven and not as a one.

Split Hand: When player's two first cards are identical in value and he/she splits hand into two and plays them separately.

Stand / Stay: When player declines another card from dealer.

Stiff Hand: A hand with a small chance of winning.

Surrender: When casino allows a player to discontinue play (before dealer checks for blackjack) after receiving 1st two cards by losing half of amount wagered.

Toke: To tip dealer.

Scene four . . .

The scene is in village where men pounding poi from fresh taro roots and women beating kapa exemplify simple village life in Hawaii. The sister of young ali`i has a vision of Kapa Goddess while she works. Then Makahiki, a long white Tapa banner honoring God of agriculture, Lono, announces annual celebration of Makahiki Harvest Festival, a time of thanksgiving, sports, and taboo on war.

The European Explorer arrives and interrupts climax of Makahiki Festival. The great white sails reveal a similarity with Lono's banner. The island inhabitants then vow reverence and great respect as they believe God Lono has arrived in human form. The audience is taken to next scene exposing differences between two worlds and an introduction of foreign elements. After death of King Kamehameha, old kapu system is overthrown, resulting in conflict between old and new ways.

One of most enthralling scenes depicts forces of nature—"Pele", volcano goddess—explodes in response to turbulent times, unleashing her fury by emitting yards of lava-red cloth from her robes. The performers pull cloth over audience, all way back to 700-seat theatre, built especially for Ulalena, as spectators raise their hands to support it as it passes overhead.

In another exciting scene, a mo`o (w

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